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Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Renton Tara F.,
Danks Jenny,
Rosenfeld Jeffrey V.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , actinobacillus , surgery , antibiotics , brain abscess , dentistry , periodontitis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A case history and brief literature review of cerebral abscess related to dental therapy is presented. The 19‐year‐old male patient presented with a cerebral abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetam‐comitans. He was otherwise healthy, and had a recent history of periodontal surgery prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated successfully with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.